ribs

/ɹɪbz/

A2 · Elementary★★★★☆

noun

Simple Meaning

the curved bones in your chest that protect your heart and lungs.

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“I fell off my bike and I think I hurt my ribs.”

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▶Full Definition

Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum

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